PETIOLATE

Adjective

petiolate (not comparable)

petiolated (connected to a stem by means of a petiole)

Noun

petiolate (plural petiolates)

Such a leaf

Source: Wiktionary


Pet"i*o*late, Pet"i*o*la`ted, a. (Bot. & Zoöl.)

Definition: Having a stalk or petiole; as, a petioleate leaf; the petiolated abdomen of certain Hymenoptera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CONSECRATION

(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”


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